Isaiah 33:1–13

The Judgment of God

¹Woe ^ato you, O destroyer,

While you were not destroyed;

And he ^bwho is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.

As soon as you finish destroying, ^cyou will be destroyed;

As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will ^ddeal treacherously with you.

²O Lord, ^abe gracious to us; we have ^bwaited for You.

Be ¹their ^2cstrength every morning,

Our salvation also in the ^dtime of distress.

³At the sound of the tumult ^apeoples flee;

At the ^blifting up of Yourself nations disperse.

⁴Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;

As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.

⁵The Lord is ^aexalted, for He dwells on high;

He has ^bfilled Zion with justice and righteousness.

⁶And He will be the ^1astability of your times,

A ^bwealth of salvation, wisdom and ^cknowledge;

The ^dfear of the Lord is his treasure.

⁷Behold, their brave men cry in ¹the streets,

The ^2aambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

⁸The highways are desolate, ¹the ^atraveler has ceased,

He has ^bbroken the covenant, he has despised the cities,

He has no regard for man.

^9aThe land mourns and pines away,

^bLebanon is shamed and withers;

^cSharon is like a desert plain,

And Bashan and Carmel ¹lose their foliage.

¹⁰“Now ^aI will arise,” says the Lord,

“Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.

¹¹“You have ^aconceived ¹chaff, you will give birth to stubble;

²My ^bbreath will consume you like a fire.

¹²“The peoples will be burned to lime,

^aLike cut thorns which are burned in the fire.

¹³“You who are far away, ^ahear what I have done;

And you who are near, ¹acknowledge My might.”